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Revision as of 05:44, 12 January 2025 by Brankom (talk | contribs) (Page creation)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The following is a list of Formula On Race Directors of the FIA Formula One races. He is in charge of race operations at every Grand Prix during weekend in whole Formula One season. They are responsible for a regular and safe proceses of the race weekend, including:
- Deploying the safety car
- Managing the marshals around the circuit
- Decistion which flags are shown to drivers at different points of the circuit
- Monitoring track limits
- Pressing the button which makes the lights on the grid go out to signal the start of the grand prix
The Race Director is employed by the FIA. Permanent Formula One Race Director was established in 1980. Before this period, it was not fixed Race Director, and he was appointed for every Formula One race. Role was also called as Formula One starter.
List of Formula One Race Directors
| Name
(Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Country of origin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | ||
| Derek Ongaro
(1929–1996) |
1980 | 1987 |  United Kingdom
|
| Roland Bruynseraede
(born 1939) |
1988 | 1995 |  Belgium
|
| Roger Lane-Nott
(born 1945) |
1996 | 1997 | United Kingdom
|
| Charlie Whiting
(1952-2019) |
1998 | 2018 | United Kingdom
|
| Michael Masi
(born 1978) |
2019 | 2022 |  Australia
|
| Niels Wittich
(born 1972) Eduardo Freitas (born 1961) (rotated position) |
2023 | 2023 |  Germany
|
| Niels Wittich | 2024 | 2024 | ] |
| Rui Marques
(bor1972) |
2025 | Incumbent |  Portugal
|
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